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Guidelines for Registered Corporate Service Providers (CSPs)

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Corporate service providers (CSPs)

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Anti-money laundering (AML) & countering financial terrorism (CFT)

16 October 2025

Check anti-money laundering, countering proliferation financing, and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CPF/CFT) guidelines for CSPs and RQIs.

Tip: ACRA updates these guidelines regularly to reflect current regulatory requirements and best practices. Bookmark this page to access the latest version.

Cover of the guidelines for registered CSPs

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The guidelines explain your obligations as a CSP or registered qualified individual (RQI) under:

Table of contents

  • Introduction

  • Scope of Regulation of Corporate Service Providers

  • Regulatory Regime for Corporate Service Providers

  • Obligations of Registered Corporate Service Providers

  • Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

  • Prevention of Money Laundering, Proliferation Financing and Terrorism Financing

  • Obligations of Registered Qualified Individuals

  • Annex A – Indicators of Suspicious Transactions

  • Annex B – Examples of Risk Factors used in Customer Risk Assessment

  • Annex C – Customer Acceptance Form

  • Annex D – Essential Elements of Internal Policies, Procedures and Controls for the Prevention of Activities Related to Money Laundering, Proliferation Financing and Terrorism Financing

  • Glossary of Terms

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